December 6, 2022
UIC professor selected for Freedom Scholar social change awardBeth Richie receives $250,000 for work cultivating and nurturing movements for justice and freedom
February 14, 2022
UIC scholar receives lifetime achievement awardBarbara Ransby honored by the Caribbean Philosophical Association
April 22, 2021
UIC students breaking down stereotypes about young Black menProgram addresses low numbers of Black men in social work education and leadership roles
April 12, 2021
Collaborative justice-centered think tank launches at UIC: the Social Justice Portal ProjectThe project will continue through the spring of 2023, and culminate in a national conference and book
September 21, 2020
UIC historian earns inaugural national award for economic, social justiceProgressive scholar will receive $250,000 to support social justice project
September 26, 2019
‘Angola 3’ prisoner discusses life in solitary confinement during UIC presentationMore than 200 attend Albert Woodfox’s talk, sponsored by the UIC Social Justice Initiative
September 17, 2019
‘Angola 3’ prisoner who spent four decades in solitary discusses memoir at UICAlbert Woodfox served the longest sentence in solitary confinement
June 7, 2019
New UIC report on racial inequity for Native Americans in ChicagoLatest report from Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy
December 3, 2018
$100K grant helps UIC professor focus on public conviction registriesPolice websites publish personal data about people with past convictions
November 7, 2018
UIC scholar honored for work serving the ‘public good’Ransby receives American Studies Association’s 2018 Angela Y. Davis Prize